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strong contrast. Flesh white, not very juicy, but tender, and 

 with a delicate, slightly rose-perfumed flavour. September to 

 January. 



MANSFIELD RUSSET. 



Brought into notice by Dr. Joseph Mansfield of Groton, Mas- 

 sachusetts. Tree vigorous and very productive. Fruit small, 

 oblong, inclining to conic. Skin cinnamon russet. Stem long, 

 inserted in a deep, furrowed cavity. Calyx partially closed, set 

 in an open basin. Flesh not very juicy, rich, aromatic, saccha- 

 rine, vinous. Keeps till April or May. 



MANOMET. 

 Horse Block. Manomet Sweet. 



Origin, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Fruit medium, roundish. Skin fine yellow with a 

 richly shaded cheek. Stalk rather slender, inserted in a shal- 

 low cavity slightly surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, basin 

 shallow, corrugated. Flesh tender, juicy, sweet and rich. Au- 

 gust, September. 



MARKS. 



Origin, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, on the lands of Mr. Klinger, 

 Tree vigorous, upright, productive. Fruit medium size, round- 

 ish, tapering slightly to the crown, somewhat angular. Skin 

 yellowish white with a few russet dots, and nearly covered with 

 a faint orange blush. Stem half an inch long, rather stout, ca- 

 vity narrow, deep, acuminate. Calyx small, closed, basin nar- 

 row, rather deep, slightly russeted. Flesh whitish, tender, fine 

 texture, delicately perfumed. Quality " very good " if not 

 " best." January to March. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 



MARIA BUSH. 



Origin, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. A healthy grower and 

 good bearer. Fruit large, roundish, oblate. Skin yellow shad- 

 ed, striped and splashed with red, and thinly sprinkled with 

 russet dots. Stem slender, cavity large, basin abrupt and open. 

 Flesh white, very tender, juicy, subacid. October, November. 



MARSTON'S RED WINTER. 



We received this beautiful apple from Nathan Norton, of 

 Greenland, N. H., who says the original tree is over 100 years 

 old and still standing in that town. Tree hardy, of mode- 

 rate growth. Great bearer and keeps as well as Baldwin, and 

 by many preferred to that variety, and is a popular fruit in that 

 neighbourhood. Fruit above medium size, oblong-oval, inclin- 



